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Felix Fontaine
The Golden Wheel Dream-book and Fortune-teller · 1862
Hanged · Heading 335; source line 2473 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
(See Execution.) To dream of being hanged is an excellent omen, as it foretells that you will become either rich or distinguished. If you dream you are going to be hanged, it is nearly as good, as it betokens success in all your undertakings; but should you imagine that you eluded the officers of the law and escaped, that is a bad omen, as it foretells disappointment and ill-luck. The theory of such dreams is, that they always work by contraries.
A. H. Noe
The Witches' Dream Book; and Fortune Teller · New York, Henry J. Wehman, 1885
Hanged · Dream section, heading 237; source lines 1011–1013 · Text transcription
Original source (English)
To dream of seeing people hanged, or that you are going to be hanged yourself, denotes that you will rise above your present condition by marriage.
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